The inaugural year of Cine Chileno in San Francisco features a retrospective screening of renowned Chilean producer/director Silvio Caiozzi, including his best works from 44 years of a career in film and television and the US premiere of "...And Suddenly the Dawn," Chile's submission to the foreign-language category at the 2019 Oscars. This film already won the Grand Prix of the Americas (Best Film) at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival

This is what SF/Arts curator Laura Fraenza had to say about Cine Chileno in San Franicsco :

Cherished Chilean director Silvio Caiozzi makes a rare appearance at the Castro for this inaugural showcase of the wonders of his country’s cinema and culture, including episodes of “Cheers from Chile” about the local burgeoning wine industry. Headliner for the daylong festival is “And Suddenly the Dawn,” a contender for the foreign film Oscar.

The event is a one-woman effort conceived by Paula Tejeda of Chile Lindo.

Paula Tejeda is famous for her empanadas, the product of her deli and cafe, Chile Lindo, in San Francisco’s Mission District. But the native New Yorker and former TV producer also promotes Chile, her ancestral country, through a newsletter and events. Her latest endeavor, Cine Chileno in San Francisco, taking place next Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Castro Theatre, is a retrospective of the work of Chilean auteur Silvio Caiozzi. read more

Endearingly referred to as Dra. Hansen among Chileans, she is a leading member of the Chilean Bay Area community, and the founder of the Scholarship Committee of Centro Chileno Lautaro, lending economic support to Chilean college and university students.

Author and philanthropist Isabel Allende

Thank you for your generous contribution to Cine Chileno in San Francisco.

The Isabel Allende Foundation: invests in the power of women and girls to secure reproductive rights, economic independence and freedom from violence.

Most grants awarded by the foundation are made to organizations headquartered in Chile and California.

Thank you Guillermo and Eliane and a big welcome to both of you to our beautiful City by the Bay--San Francisco!

Come meet our new Consul, come mingle, listen to jazz, enjoy Pisco Sours and Chile Lindo cocktail empanadas, and join us as we kick off the final week of promotion with a spirited push so that we invite everyone to the first-ever Chilean film retrospective in San Francisco, honoring Silvio Caiozzi, in San Francisco's historic landmark, the splendid Castro Theater.